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Ministry of Finance
GST taxpayers get relief in implementation of e-invoice
The Government had in December 2019 prescribed that the GST Taxpayers having aggregate annual turnover more than Rs. 100 crore in any preceding Financial Year will be required to issue e-invoice for all the Business to Business  supplies, in the manner prescribed under rule 48 of the CGST Rules, 2017 w.e.f. 1st April 2020. Further, it was also mandated under rule 48  of the CGST Rules, 2017 that a B2B invoice or an export invoice issued by such a taxpayer, in any other manner, shall not be treated as an invoice.
In March 2020, the date of implementation of e-invoice was extended to 1st October 2020. Keeping in view the hardships faced by the taxpayers due to COVID-19 lockdown, in July 2020, it was further prescribed that the taxpayers having aggregate turnover of Rs. 500 crore and above only would be required to issue e-invoice w.e.f. 1st October 2020.
It has been reported that even after more than 9 months of the first notification in this regard, some of these taxpayers having aggregate turnover of Rs. 500 crore and above are still not ready. Accordingly, as a last chance, in the initial phase of implementation of e-invoice, it has been decided that the invoices issued by such taxpayers during October 2020 without following the manner prescribed under rule 48, shall be deemed to be valid and the penalty leviable under section 122 of the CGST Act, 2017, for such non-adherence to provisions, shall stand waived if the Invoice Reference Number  for such invoices is obtained from the Invoice Reference Portal  within 30 days of date of invoice.
The same is illustrated with an example: In case a registered person has issued an invoice dated 3rd October, 2020 without obtaining IRN but reports the details of such invoice to IRP and obtains the IRN of the invoice on or before 2nd November, 2020, then it shall be deemed that the provisions of rule 48  of the CGST Rules, 2017 are complied with and the penalty imposable under section 122 of the CGST Act, 2017 shall also stand waived. Relevant notifications would follow.
It may be noted that no such relaxation would be available for the invoices issued from 1st November 2020 and such invoices issued in violation of rule 48 of the CGST Rules 2017 would not be valid and all the applicable provisions of CGST Act and Rules would apply for the said violation.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Shri Pramod Kumar Das assumes charge as Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs
(Shri Pramod Kumar Das assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs here today. Prior to this, he was serving as the Special Secretary, Department of Expenditure in the Ministry of Finance. Shri Das is a Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer of 1986 batch. He has held several other important positions in the Union as well as State Governments. These include Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Joint Secretary in DOPT and Ministry of Industry & Commerce at the Centre and Managing Director Trade and Investment Facilitation Corp Ltd. Bhopal and Managing Director State Industrial Dev Corpn Bhopal, Labour Commissioner Labour Department Indore and Commissioner Commercial Taxes Department Indore
Shri Pramod Kumar Das taking charge as the Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs, in New Delhi on October 25, 2019
Ministry of Defence
Indian Coast Guard, Goa conducts training for Marine Police personnel
Goa, May 26, 2023
Indian Coast Guard District Headquarters No. 11, Goa, successfully conducted a comprehensive training programme for Marine Police personnel, emphasizing the strengthening of coastal security mechanisms. The week-long training, held from May 22 to May 26, provided valuable on-job training and first-hand sea experience onboard Coast Guard ships.
Fifteen marine police personnel from various Coastal Security Police stations across Goa actively participated in the training programme. The objective was to enhance their marine skills, familiarize them with coastal operations, and develop operational synergy between the Indian Coast Guard and the Marine Police.
The training encompassed a combination of practical on-board training and classroom sessions. Participants received on-job training onboard Coast Guard Interceptor Boats, gaining invaluable sea experience and becoming acquainted with the coastline and islands. Classroom sessions covered essential topics such as Boarding Operations, Radio Operating Procedures, Seamanship Evolutions, Boat Husbandry, Firefighting, and Damage Control.
This comprehensive training programme not only equipped the marine police personnel with valuable skills but also provided them with a deeper understanding of marine operations. By fostering collaboration and coordination between the Indian Coast Guard and the Marine Police, the training programme further bolsters the coastal security mechanism in Goa.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Bharatnet scheme
The Department of Telecommunications  is implementing the BharatNet project for providing the last mile connectivity to all Gram Panchayats  of the country. As part of this project, CSC e-Governance Services India Limited -a Special Purpose Vehicle  had been assigned to provide the last mile connectivity, through 1Wi-Fi Access Point and 5 FTTH in about 77,115 GPs. As of now, 85717Wi-Fi Access Points and 126301 FTTH connections have been installed in these GPs.
CSC-SPV were primarily set up to manage the ecosystem of CSCs for their execution/operations and functioning for extending governance in public services viz Aadhaar Card registration, PAN Card registration, booking for train and air tickets, bank-related information/Financial Inclusion Services, Educational Services, G2C/B2C services, Healthcare services etc, to every citizen. However, CSC-SPV was assigned a pilot project for laying overhead optical fiber from GPs to villages in Bihar only under BharatNet project in October; 2020. Under this project, CSC has connected 30953 villages out of the total target of 32268 villages. In these villages, more than 28,599 Wi-Fi Access Points and 35,084 FTTH connections have been provided in Govt Institution in these villages.
CSC-SPV has to coordinate with various agencies including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited  for stable backhaul and other maintenance issues such as; optical fibre faults, batteries maintenance, air-conditioning, Solar power system, etc at block level.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SMALL BUSINESSES
The Government has taken a number of recent initiatives under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to mitigate the negative impact of Covid-19 on small businesses in the country and to improve their financial and market access. Some of them are:
- Rs. 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for stressed MSMEs.
- Rs.3 lakh crores Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme  for Businesses, including MSMEs .
- Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Self-Reliant India Fund.
- New Revised criteria of classification of MSMEs.
- New Registration of MSMEs through ‘Udyam Registration’ for Ease of Doing Business.
- No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.
An Online Portal, “Champions”, has been launched on 01.06.2020 by Hon’ble Prime Minister. This covers many aspects of e-governance including redressal of grievances and handholding of MSMEs. In order to support the MSEs during COVID-19 pandemic, a special component of "Virtual Trade Fairs" has been introduced under the existing Procurement & Marketing Support  scheme of this Ministry to enhance market access of MSEs.
From 2nd July, 2021, the government has included Retail and Wholesale Traders as MSMEs. They are allowed to be registered on Udyam Registration Portal and avail benefits of Priority Sector Lending.
This information was given by Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Narayan Rane in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
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Ministry of Defence
LT Gen PS Bhagat Memorial Chair of Excellence Instituted at the United Service Institution of India
On the 103rd birthday of late Lt Gen PS Bhagat, ex-Colonel Commandant of the Bombay Sappers and SIKH LI Regiment, the Indian Army has dedicated a Chair of Excellence in his memory at the United Service Institution of India .
The formal announcement of the establishment of the Chair of Excellence was made by Gen Manoj Pande, Chief of Army Staff, at a solemn ceremony organised at the USI of India, Delhi on 14 October 2022 in presence of two former Army Chiefs Gen VP Malik  and Gen MM Naravane , Lt Gen SN Sharma  former Engineer-in-Chief and veteran in his 100th year, Lt Gen DP Pandey, Commandant Army War College and Colonel of the SIKH LI Regiment and Mrs Asali Verma celebrated author & daughter of Lt Gen PS Bhagat . During the ceremony, Rs 5 lakhs honourarium to the nominated Chair of Excellence was handed over to Maj Gen BK Sharma , Director, USI.
Late Lt Gen PS Bhagat who served as the first General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the re-raised Northern Command was an outstanding professional and a prolific writer. The Chair of Excellence is a befitting tribute to the astute leadership and professionalism of the General. Late Lt Gen PS Bhagat Memorial Chair of Excellence which is being established between 01st October to 30th September every year will focus on Emerging Defence Technology pertaining to the Armed Forces. The inaugural Chair of Excellence is being awarded to Maj Gen SG Pitre  to author a book on the “Legacy of Lt Gen Prem Bhagat : A visionary and Strategic Leader”. As part of the establishment of the Chair of Excellence, Gen VP Malik  has consented to deliver the inaugural edition of the annual Lt Gen PS Bhagat Memorial Lecture on 14 October 2023 to coincide with the birth of Lt Gen PS Bhagat.
Speaking on the occasion, the Army Chief recounted that Lt Gen Bhagat was a visionary who was passionate about strategic thoughts and therefore, his 103rd birthday provided an opportune moment to reinforce the Services’ bond with their intellectual institutions. The Chair will be open to Veterans of three Services and civilians having expertise in the field of emerging defence technologies.
Ministry of Railways
Railway job aspirants found indulging in unlawful activities may face lifetime debarment from obtaining Railway job, says Railway Ministry
It has come to notice that aspirants of Railway job have indulged in vandalism/ unlawful activities like protesting on Railway Tracks, disruption of Train Operations, damaging Railway Properties etc., mentioned Ministry of Railways in a Public Notice released today. The notice states that such misguided activities are highest level of indiscipline rendering such aspirants unsuitable for Railway/Government job. Videos of such activities will be examined with the help of specialized agencies and candidates/aspirants found indulged in unlawful activities will be liable for police action as well as lifetime debarment from obtaining Railway job.
The notice further mentioned that Railway Recruitment Boards
 are committed to conduct fair and transparent recruitment process maintaining highest standards of integrity. Railway job aspirants/candidates are advised not to be misguided or come under the influence of such elements who are trying to use them for fulfilling their own selfish ends.
Ministry of Defence
Cabinet approves Cadre Review of Indian Defence Accounts Service, IDAS
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Cadre Review of the Indian Defence Accounts Service  under the Ministry of Defence. The decision provides for an increase of 23  posts which includes 1 post at Apex Scale, 6 posts at HAG level, 6 posts at SAG level and 10 posts at JAG level and reduction of 1 post at HAG+, 12 posts at STS level and 10 posts at JTS level.
The Cadre review of IDAS has come in the wake of the functional requirements, cadre structure and career progression of the officials belonging to the service.
Prime Minister's Office
PM praises Indian team for silver in 4x400m Mixed Relay event at the Asian Games
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Muhammed Ajmal, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh and
Venkatesan Subha for winning silver medal in 4x400m Mixed Relay event at the Asian Games.
The Prime Minister posted on X :
"What a splendid Silver for our Athletes in the 4x400m Mixed Relay event at the Asian Games.
Congratulations on this spectacular win to Muhammed Ajmal, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh and
Venkatesan Subha! Their teamwork was outstanding."
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
PM-KISAN Scheme Transaction
Under the PM-KISAN Scheme benefits are transferred in three, four-monthly periods. In every four months period, Rs. 2000/- is transferred to eligible farmers families. Therefore, benefits of Rs. 6000/- is transferred annually.
Under PM-KISAN Scheme the benefits are not transferrable every month. The benefits are transferred in three installments. The cumulative number of PM-KISAN Scheme transactions which have failed since its launch till June, 2021 is 40,16,867. The number of total transaction made under PM-KISAN Scheme till 30th June, 2021 is 68,76,32,104 of which the total number of failed transaction is less than 1%.
Various reasons have been identified by the Union Government for the transactions failure under PM-KISAN Scheme such as Account closed/Transferred, Invalid IFSC, Account Inactive, Account Dormant, Amount exceeds limit set on Account by Bank for Credit/Debit per transaction, Account Holder Expired, Account Blocked or Frozen, Inactive Aadhar, Network failure etc.
To tackle the issues of transaction failures and process the payment to such registered farmers’ families, a Standard Operating Procedure  has been developed and issued to States/UTs for necessary action at their end. In cases where the corrective measures are to be taken by States/UTs, such transaction failure records are opened to respective State/UT for correction under the “Correction Module” tab of PM-KISAN portal. Thereafter, all the transaction failure records are reprocessed for the payment of the respective installment under PM-KISAN Scheme.
Total number of transactions under PM-KSIAN Scheme since its launch till 30th June, 2021
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State
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Number of transactions
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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
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|
124970
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|
ANDHRA PRADESH
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36053705
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|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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|
527335
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ASSAM
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|
14263427
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BIHAR
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45903106
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CHANDIGARH
|
|
3005
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|
CHHATTISGARH
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|
16587723
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DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI
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|
25043
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DAMAN AND DIU
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8929
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|
DELHI
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94246
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GOA
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60981
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|
GUJARAT
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39973146
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HARYANA
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13077190
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|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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|
6749983
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|
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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7667707
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JHARKHAND
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11857415
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KARNATAKA
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|
35090495
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KERALA
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|
24653147
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|
LADAKH
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|
97640
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LAKSHADWEEP
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|
6211
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MADHYA PRADESH
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|
49755906
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MAHARASHTRA
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|
69473946
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MANIPUR
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1943834
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|
MEGHALAYA
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|
944302
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MIZORAM
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|
731182
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NAGALAND
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1273941
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|
ODISHA
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|
20409732
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PUDUCHERRY
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|
76861
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|
PUNJAB
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|
15152138
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RAJASTHAN
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45503740
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SIKKIM
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44835
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TAMIL NADU
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29549489
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TELANGANA
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27302026
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THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU
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57705
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TRIPURA
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1582321
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UTTAR PRADESH
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163576770
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UTTARAKHAND
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6020012
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WEST BENGAL
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1407960
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Grand Total
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68,76,32,104
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Launch of Defence National OPD on e-Sanjeevani portal
In order to mitigate the criticality of inadequate availability of specialised medical manpower, veteran defence doctors have come forward answering the call of the nation to provide free online consultation services on the e-Sanjeevani platform. This will help on making the invaluable experience of veteran defence medical professionals available to fellow citizens of the country.
e-Sanjeevani OPD is a Govt of India flagship telemedicine platform, developed by the C-DAC, Mohali under the aegis of MoHFW, Govt of India. It facilitates free online medical consultation to all citizens of India, as well as provides for online prescription of medicines.
‘Ex-Defence OPD’ was launched on 07 May 2021 in a phased manner by Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta, Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services. Initially available for Uttar Pradesh, it was extended to Rajasthan on 10 May and Uttarakhand on 11 May as more veteran defence volunteer doctors came onboard. As of today, 85 veteran defence doctors are providing their services on the portal and have provided online consultation to more than 1000 patients.
After the successful roll out in 3 states, Ex-Defence OPD, now renamed as Defence National OPD, has been rolled out pan India on 14 May 2021 and is available on www.esanjeevaniopd.in.
Availability of veteran defence medical professionals on this Govt of India platform has provided additional impetus to the STAY HOME OPD. Their vast experience and expertise is being optimally utilized by patients across the country. This initiative will go a long way in obtaining necessary medical advice and consultation in the safe environment of patients' homes, avoiding unnecessary visits to hospitals and increasing the risk of getting infected with COVID and overburdening the limited health resources.
All citizens are urged to utilise this unique facility by logging on to esanjeevaniopd.in.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves extension of Atal Innovation Mission
10000 Atal Tinkering Labs; 101 Atal Incubation Centers; 50 Atal Community Innovation Centers to be established
200 startups to be supported via Atal New India Challenges
Expenditure of more than 2000 crore rupees to be incurred
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved continuation of Atal Innovation Mission , till March 2023. The AIM shall work on its intended target of creating an innovation culture and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country. This will be done by AIM via its various programs.
The intended targets that will be achieved by AIM are:
- Establishing 10000 Atal Tinkering Labs ,
- Establishing 101 Atal Incubation Centers ,
- Establishing 50 Atal Community Innovation Centers  and
- Supporting 200 startups via the Atal New India Challenges.
The total budgeted expenditure of Rs.2000+ crore shall be incurred in the process of the establishment and supporting the beneficiaries.
The Mission has been set up under the NITI Aayog, in accordance with the Hon'ble Finance Minister's declaration in the 2015 Budget Speech. The objectives of the AIM are to create and promote an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship across the country via interventions at school, university, research institutions, MSME and industry levels. The AIM has focused on both infrastructure creation and institution building. As evident from these examples, the AIM has worked on integrating innovation ecosystem both nationally and globally:
- The AIM has created bilateral relations with various international agencies for building synergistic collaboration on innovation and entrepreneurship such as the AIM – SIRIUS Student Innovation exchange program with Russia, AIM – ICDK  Water Challenge with Denmark, and IACE  with Australia.
- The AIMs played a pivotal role in the success of InSpreneur, an Innovation Startup Summit hosted between India and Singapore.
- The AIM partnered with the Ministry of Defence to set up the Defence Innovation Organization which is fostering innovation as well as procurement in the defense sector.
Over the past years, the AIM has worked to provide an institutional mechanism to integrate innovation activities across the country. Through its programmes, it has brought innovation to lakhs of school children. The AIM supported startups have raised 2000+ Crores from the government and private equity investors and have created several thousand jobs. The AIM has also executed several innovation challenges on topics of national interest. Together, the programmes of AIM cover 34 states and Union Territories with the goal of leveraging India's demographic dividend by inspiring greater participation in the innovation ecosystem.
With the cabinet’s approval to continue, AIM assumes an even greater responsibility to create an inclusive innovation ecosystem where engaging in innovation and entrepreneurship get increasingly easier.
Ministry of Defence
LIST OF COAS COMMENDATION CARD AWARDEE
List of COAS Commendation Card awardee on the occasion of Independence Day 2022 is enclosed as mentioned below :-
Attached file :- List of pers being Awarded COAS Commendation Card Aug 2022.
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Ministry of Culture
Mumbai's iconic Gateway of India decks up prior to 100th episode of PM's Mann Ki Baat
Mumbai, 29 April 2023
On the occasion of 100th episode of PM Mann Ki Baat, Minsitry of Culture, Government of India, organised programs at various Heritage site across the country. In Mumbai, the programme was celebrated at the historic monument Gateway of India on 29th April evening.
The program organised by Archeological Survey of India under Ministry of cultue started at sunset and comprised of projection mapping on the Monument. The light and sound show displayed story of Gateway of India right from its inception to completion.
The Gateway of India which was built in Indo - Islamic style for welcome of King George v in year 1911, has witnessed many historic moments like return of Mahatma Gandhi ji from South Africa and leaving of the last British troops from India in 1948.
Further, the show focused on the novel initiative of 'Mann ki Baat' started by Honorable PM in October 2014. The stories from different episodes were told in lucritive manner. This novel initiative of sharing the ideas from the honorable Prime Minister and common people on the easy accessable medium of radio was truly effective. Right from the first episode wherein the massage of removing the impurities in once heart on the day of Dusshehara to the episode wherein local arts and artist, Padma award winners were honoured by Pradhan Mantreeji were re-visited. In 2015, President of U.S. Barrack Obama participated in the Mann ki Baat episode for sharing his thoughts. The program has successfully completed 99 episodes and the 100th episode would air on morning of 30 th April.
An interactive information kiosk and digital feedback platform was provided in the foreground of the Gateway of India, where students and visitors could listen to the past 99 episodes of " Maan ki Baat" and give their suggestions. Brief exhibition on the exurpts of episodes of Mann ki Baat were also mounted in the grounds.
Shri Abhijeet Deshmukh, ACP , South zone , Mumbai, Dr. Shubh Majumder, Superintendent archeologist, ASI Mumbai circle and Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya graced the occasion as special geusts along with the staff of ASI Mumbai Circle.
Students from educational Institute , University of Mumbai, NSS, Kendriya vidyalaya kolaba and other local schools and colleges attended the program. The program marked a grand success of the initiative started by PM of reaching out to the commons.PIB Mumbai | NM/SC / Darshana
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